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Take a 3D drive around the 1.21-mile Formula E New York ePrixÂ track at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal.Â The July New York City ePrix double-header will be the first FIA-sanctioned open-wheel race to take place within the five boroughs of New York City in modern history. For more Formula E news, click here.

Dragon Racing has lost the appeal it hoped would secure it third place in the 2015/16 Formula E teams' championship. The American team appealed two penalties applied to DS Virgin Racing driver Jean-Eric Vergne in the London finale. The FIA International Court of Appeal heard the case on September 16, and declared the appeals inadmissible. DS Virgin beat Dragon to third by just one point after the...

BMW has formally confirmed its partnership with the Andretti Formula E team as part of its evaluation of a full works entry into the electric open-wheel series. Autosport reported earlier this year the German manufacturer was considering an early entry into FE in a partnership capacity, while BMW contracted Antonio Felix da Costa was announced as an Andretti FE driver in July. BMW has now confirm...

Antonio Felix da Costa will leave BMW's DTM line-up at the end of the 2016 season to focus on Formula E. BMW will still field the 25-year-old Portuguese in GT races, but da Costa's deal with Andretti Autosport will become his main focus. The Andretti team has entered into an engineering partnership with BMW in Formula E, in what is believed to be the precursor to an increased factory involvement ...

The track layout for Formula E's inaugural New York event has been revealed. The New York double-header will take place in the Red Hook area of Brooklyn, on a circuit next to the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal and within sight of the Statue of Liberty. The race is provisionally scheduled for July 29-30 as the 2016-'17 season finale, although the announcement referred to the date as "mid-July." The 1.21...

Next year's Nurburgring round of the World Endurance Championship cannot change dates to avoid a clash with the Montreal Formula E fixture, according to series boss Gerard Neveu. Neveu said that he had no choice but to schedule the Nurburgring round on July 16 even though it breaks a gentleman's agreement with Formula E to avoid the same weekends. He explained that an agreement with the WEC teams...

Jaguar kicked off its last major motorsport venture by signing Formula 1's runner-up to partner a proven grand prix winner. Signing Eddie Irvine from Ferrari and retaining Stewart driver Johnny Herbert for the 2000 F1 season gave Jaguar immediate oomph as it entered F1, although the project ultimately flattered to deceive. It is fair to say the British manufacturer caused less of a stir with the ...

Audi's factory Formula E entry in 2017-'18 will not impact its on-going World Endurance Championship program. The German manufacturer announced earlier this month that it would increase its involvement in the existing Abt team to make it a full works entry for 2017-'18, but Head of Audi Sport Wolfgang Ullrich said this will not affect the decision-making process on its continuation in the LMP1 di...

The FIA Formula E Championship has run its car on the Arctic ice cap in the hope of drawing attention to the escalating threat posed by global warming. Two-time series runner-up Lucas di Grassi performed a number of runs aimed at highlighing Formula E's commitment to showcasing the ability of electric car technology to act as a key part of a more sustainable future, and play a vital role in tackl...

The takeover of Formula 1 by the Liberty Media Corporation will be positive for the Formula E Championship, according to series boss Alejandro Agag ( pictured ). Liberty Media is part of the business empire controlled by U.S. cable TV mogul John Malone that also includes Liberty Global and Discovery Communications, which together have the largest shareholding in Formula E. "It can only be positiv...

Jaguar has signed Adam Carroll and Mitch Evans as the drivers for its inaugural Formula E campaign. They will be joined in the British manufacturer's line-up for the 2016-'17 season of the electric open-wheel series by reserve and development driver Ho-Pin Tung. Carroll's role was expected after conducting the majority of Jaguar's private testing with the I-Type 1, and the 2009-'10 A1 Grand Prix ...

Formula E champion Sebastien Buemi signed off the final official pre-season test before the 2016-'17 opener in Hong Kong with a new lap record at Donington Park. The Renault e.dams driver engaged in a morning battle for fastest lap with Jean-Eric Vergne, who is driving for Renault customer team Techeetah. Vergne was first to lower the lap record he set on Tuesday, narrowly dipping under that benc...

Paris Formula E 2016 Formula E cannot move its Montreal round to avoid clashing with the World Endurance Championship's Nurburgring event in 2017. The Canadian FE double-header will take place on July 15-16, two weeks after the series' round in Brussels and two weeks before its finale in New York. Unlike FE, the WEC has not had its planned 2017 scheduled ratified by the FIA, but in July it announ...

Vergne 2016 Donington Park Jean-Eric Vergne lowered the Formula E lap record at Donington Park again as Renault customer Techeetah headed the factory team on the penultimate day of testing for the 2016/17 season. The Frenchman recovered from a shunt in the morning, one that broke the left-front corner of his car and brought out the red flags, to lead the way for his new team. Vergne's final-hour ...

Jean-Eric Vergne topped the first day of the final pre-season test ahead of the 2016/17 Formula E season driving for the Renault-powered Techeetah team. The Frenchman fell just 0.006s short of his own Donington Park lap record, posting a 1m29.640s. He looked set to improve again before backing out of the lap, but had he combined his three best sectors he would have posted a 1m29.3s. "We can tell ...